Breakdancing meets soccer in street style, a sport perfectly suited to the guys at Red Bull.
The energy drink empire just released footage from Saturday’s Red Bull Street Style qualifying event in Copenhagen. It would be easy to dismiss this, um, sport if it wasn’t so entertaining. Competitors seamlessly combine dancing with soccer. The rules are as straightforward as they are simple: one ball, two guys and three minutes.
Competitors go head-to-head with remarkable ball-handling skills and moves that would impress the Battle Born crew. They face off in a 27-foot competition area, and each has 20 seconds to wow the judges before passing the ball to their opponent. Judges look for things like style, technique and creativity. Brian “Brizze” Mengel (pictured) won the event.
Street style is especially popular in countries wild about soccer. Saudi Arabia, for example, saw more than 300 people compete in qualifying events ahead of the national championship on Feb. 23.
Winners from around the world meet in Rome for the world championships on Sept. 15.
Video: Red Bull Content
